Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Historic FHE

My friend James lives in the basement (old servant's quarters) of the Historic Shirley-Eustis House and invited us all over for an exclusive tour for FHE. This was the mansion of the Royal Governor (British) William Shirley and the only one left still standing in the U.S.

I'm a fan of winding staircases.

When they were restoring the house, they moved a piece of furniture in this room and could faintly see the original design of the floor. They left that piece untouched. The style of that time period definitely did not shy away from bright colors and loud designs.
This is the view of the front yard.
The ward members who attended in the grand entryway.
One of the bedrooms.
We played a rousing game based on the hymns. You had to sing a line of the song based on a phrase, word, or theme. My team won, of course. ;)

2 comments:

Jessica said...

I think you love those sort of staircases for the same reason that Jenni hates them. :)

Lena said...

How cool that you had a tour and FHE there! I need to head East!